This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Dashes – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Dashes Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A dash can be used in place of a colon to introduce a list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Identify the sentence that uses dashes correctly. A) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. B) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. C) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. D) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour sugar, and eggs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The recipe calls for three ingredients flour, sugar, and eggs. 3. The circus dubbed the best performance on earth is coming here soon.Which punctuation mark should be used to set off the words in bold print? A) Dashes. B) Ellipses. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dashes. 4. What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?"Chopin ..... was a gifted musician." A) Passage of time. B) An unfinished thought. C) Omitted text from a quotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omitted text from a quotation. 5. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?My dad ..... who beat cancer a few years ago ..... is a successful lawyer. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dashes. 6. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?Our cat ..... a tabby named Princess ..... loves to lay out in the sun. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 7. In which sentence is a dash used correctly to emphasize a break in thought? A) She was going to the store-when she remembered she forgot her wallet. B) She was going to the store when-she remembered she forgot her wallet. C) She was going to the store when she remembered-she forgot her wallet. D) She was going to the store when she remembered she forgot-her wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was going to the store-when she remembered she forgot her wallet. 8. Dashes and parentheses can both be used to set off non-essential information in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. This sentence from Night shows ..... using an ellipsis."We mustn't give up hope, even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages ..... " A) A pause. B) An unfinished thought. C) Separation of a list of ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An unfinished thought. 10. What is the ellipses used for?Does this bleak landscape ..... I don't know ..... make you feel melancholy? A) Pause. B) Omission. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 11. Which sentence uses dashes to indicate a sudden change in thought? A) I was going to call you-but I forgot. B) I bought a new-and expensive-coat. C) She loves-no, adores-chocolate. D) He is a great player-when he wants to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves-no, adores-chocolate. 12. Parentheses can be used to add additional information that is not essential to the main point of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. To add the thought 'I hope I pass' as a strong, sudden aside in the middle of a sentence, which option works best? Sentence: "This social studies test ..... is going to be really hard." A) (I hope I pass). B) -I hope I pass-. C) , I hope I pass,. D) -I hope I pass-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -I hope I pass-. 14. Which sentence places the nonessential phrase (set off with dashes) in the best location and punctuates correctly? A) Marie is fascinated by the grotto full of snails shown to her by Hubert Bazin. B) Marie is fascinated by the grotto shown to her by Hubert Bazin full of snails. C) Full of snails Marie is fascinated by the grottoshown to her by Hubert Bazin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marie is fascinated by the grotto full of snails shown to her by Hubert Bazin. 15. Identify the sentence that uses parentheses to add a clarifying detail: A) She loves to travel (especially to Europe) every summer. B) She loves to travel especially to Europe every summer. C) She loves to travel, especially to Europe, every summer. D) She loves to travel especially (to Europe) every summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She loves to travel (especially to Europe) every summer. 16. Complete the sentence:My sister (who hates spiders) ..... one in her room. A) Finds. B) Find. C) Found. D) Finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Found. 17. Complete the sentence:The weather ..... sunny and warm ..... is perfect for a picnic. A) (-). B) ( ). C) ( ). D) (-). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (-). 18. Apply your knowledge:The teacher-who is also a coach-explained the rules. Why are dashes used here? A) To introduce a list. B) To show excitement. C) To include additional information. D) To highlight a mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To include additional information. 19. Complete the sentence:My brother (who is usually late) arrived on time. A) Who is usually late. B) That is usually late. C) Which is usually late. D) Whom is usually late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who is usually late. 20. Complete the sentence:She loves fruits-apples, oranges, ..... bananas. A) Or. B) And. C) But. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 21. Which one correctly shows the omission of information?Think about which one makes the most sense as a complete sentence even with the missing information. A) "His class visited the space museum ". B) "His class visited the new museum the old museum.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "His class visited the space museum ". 22. What is the ellipses used for?Is this ..... the way to the fairgrounds. A) Pause. B) Omission. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 23. Complete the sentence:If it snows-the forecast says it might-we'll stay home (and watch movies). A) And watch movies). B) And watch movies. C) And watch movies. D) And watch movie). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And watch movies). 24. Which part of the following sentence is the "extra information" that requires punctuation (either commas, dashes, or parentheses)?The picture of the clown at the bottom of the page gives me the creeps. A) The picture of the clown. B) At the bottom of the page. C) Gives me the creeps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the bottom of the page. 25. Which option correctly uses parentheses to add a clarification? A) She visited the city New York) last summer. B) She visited the city (New York last summer. C) She visited the city (New York) last summer. D) She visited the city New York) (last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She visited the city (New York) last summer. 26. Which sentence uses parenthesis most accurately? A) Terry (who is a tortoise) lives in a cage. B) Terry who is a tortoise (lives in a cage). C) Terry lives in a cage (who is a tortoise). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terry (who is a tortoise) lives in a cage. 27. Which type of punctuation should go in the blanks?When the car was finally delivered ..... nearly three months after she ordered it ..... she decided she no longer wanted it. A) Commas. B) Dashes. C) Parentheses. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dashes. 28. Complete the sentence:The teacher-ever so patient ..... the concept again. A) Explain. B) Explains. C) Explaining. D) Explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explained. 29. If you had extra information to ADD to a sentence, you would use ..... A) An ellipsis ( ). B) A dash or dashes ( ). C) A hyphen (-). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dash or dashes ( ). 30. Which option is more correct for using dashes? A) It's 25 years in space and counting for the Hubble Space Telescope which has had a perilous existence political storms, physical calamities, and time. B) It's 25 years in space and counting for the Hubble Space Telescope which has had a perilous existence political storms, physical calamities, and time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's 25 years in space and counting for the Hubble Space Telescope which has had a perilous existence political storms, physical calamities, and time. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesDashes Quiz 1Dashes Quiz 2Dashes Quiz 3Dashes Quiz 4Dashes Quiz 5Dashes Quiz 6Dashes Quiz 7Dashes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books